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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

EN 1.4821 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 450
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
49
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
58 to 63
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5